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Film Review: “Late Fame” — The Art of the Second Act

April 30, 2026
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Director Kent Jones explores aging, ego, and New York’s literary ghosts in a wry, performance-driven drama led by Willem Dafoe.

Jazz Interview: Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Todd Stoll — Jazz Education’s Farm Team Keeps Growing

April 30, 2026
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The Jazz at Lincoln Center vice president of education discusses the growth of Essentially Ellington, the rise in student playing, and the organization’s push for wider access.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

April 30, 2026
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This week’s poem: Steven Karl’s “Sarah”

Visual Arts Review: Rewriting the Machine — Raffaella della Olga’s Radical Typewriter Art

April 29, 2026
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Raffaella della Olga prepares manual typewriters the way John Cage prepared pianos, using their percussive power to completely subvert their original purpose.

Doc Talk: In “Steal This Story, Please!,” the Free, Independent Press Persists

April 29, 2026
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A brisk, galvanizing portrait of “Democracy Now!”‘s Amy Goodman and the stubborn fight for adversarial journalism.

Theater Review: “Salesman” in the Void: Joe Mantello’s Haunting, Existential Revival

April 29, 2026
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The smoke drifting over the set is a metaphor for the mind-fogging rhetoric of Willy Loman’s phony boosterism. He has been adrift in an American dream that was a lie all along.

Theater Review: A Strong SpeakEasy Stage Cast Steers “Swept Away”

April 28, 2026
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SpeakEasy Stage’s musically rich production grips with its performances, even as the drama struggles to fully deepen its tale of a crisis at sea.

Musician Interview: Hometown Heroes The Ghouls Honor Black Sabbath at The Town and The City Festival

April 28, 2026
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Ghouls lead vocalist and guitarist George Danahy on honoring Ozzy Osbourne, embracing theatrics, and building momentum on the local scene.

Book Review: The Stillness Before Silence — Robert Seethaler’s “The Last Movement”

April 28, 2026
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A brief, haunting meditation homing in on the final weeks—and thoughts—of the ailing Gustav Mahler during his voyage back to Europe.

Short Fuse Podcast #88: “Arvo Pärt: Out of Silence”

April 27, 2026
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks to Peter Bouteneff about the power of silence in the music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

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